Display-clasp for garments.



No. 64!,669. Patented Jan, 23 1900; .A, J. BENNER & w. A. PLOCK.

DISPLAY CLASP FOR ennmams.

(Application filed Apr. 13, 1899 (N0 Modal.)

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ARTHUR J. BENNER AND WVILLIAM A. PLOOK, OF BURLINGTON, IONVA.

DISPLAY-CLASP FOR 'GARM ENTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 641,669, dated January23, 1900.

Application filed April 13, 1899.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that we, ARTHUR J. BENNER and WILLIAM A.PLocK,citizens of theUnited States, and residents of Burlington, in the county of Des Moinesand State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDisplay-Clasps for Garments; and we do declare the following to beafull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is aside elevation of the invention as inapplication. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the invention unclasped andpartlybroken away. Fig. 3 is aside elevation of a modification of theinvention.

This invention is designed to provide a device of simple, novel, anduseful character for holding and displaying or simply holdingladiesskirts, as well as other garments and goods, and suitable for usein stores, residences, or wherever a device of the kind may be founduseful and convenient.

Vith this object in view the invention consistsin the novel constructionand combination of parts, all as hereinafter described, and pointed outin the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates the bodyportion or member of the device, which in Fig. 1 is' shown asconstructed from a piece of wire doubled upon itself in elongated form,with end loops or loop-arms a a, the end portions of the wire beingbrought together at the central portion of the member, projected atright angles, intertwisted, as shown at a and one of said end portionsfurther extended and bent to form a suspension-hook A.

B designates a clasp member, also formed of wire, which should be ofspring character. This member is of about the same length as the memberA, and the end portions of the doubled wire which composes it are formedinto loops or eyes I), which loosely and slidingly engage the arms ofthe loop a of the member A. The loop-arm a of said member A is pressedand slid through the closed Serial No. 712,919. (No model.)

, or loop end of the clasp member B, as shown.

As thus constructed and connected the tendency of the two members is tohug each other more or less closely throughout their length, so thatwhen separated or forced apart against this tendency by the insertion ofthe edge portion of a garment or other article of goods of acomparatively thin character inserted between them they clasp and holdthe garment or other article in a secure manner.

The device, with the garment or other article thus held therein, maythen be suspended by means of the hook A wherever desired.

In Fig. 3 we have shown a modification wherein the body member of thedevice is composed of a straight piece or bar H of wood or other desiredrigid material as distinguished from wire. To the central portion ofthis bar is secured a suspension-hook K. The clasp member consists of asingle piece of wire of spring character, with a loop or eye at one endwhich loosely and slidingly engages one end portion of the said bar andwith a similar loop or eye 70 at its opposite end portion, through whichthe opposite end of the bar is loosely passed. A pin p prevents the loopit from slipping off that end of the bar. The straight portion of thewire intermediate of the said loops 70 7c lies underneath the bar-H,which it hugs more or less closely, and forms therewith a clasp to holdan article inserted between it and the said bar, the operation beingprecisely similar to that of the construction first described.

Having thus described ourinvention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The clasp for the purpose herein described consisting of an elongatedbody member provided with a centrally-projecting suspension-hook, and aparallel side-clasping member of spring character adapted to make aclasping contact with the body member throughout its entire length, andformed with end loops or eyes which slidingly engage op posite endportions of the'body member, substantially as specified.

2. The clasp for the'purpose herein described, comprising a body memberconstructed of wire having each end portion bent upon itself to formclosed loop-arms and it central projecting suspension-l1ook,and aparallel side-clasping member also formed of Wire of resilient characterbent upon itself and having eyes or loops at its free endswhichslidinglyengageoneofsaidlooparmsof the body member, and throughWhose opposite large looped end portion the other smaller loop-arm ofthe body member is pressed and I0 slid, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures in presence of twoWitnesses.

ARTHUR J. BENNER. VILLIAM A. PLOOK. Witnesses:

D. EVERETT, GEORGE HILL.

